Being a self-made aficionado of knowing lyrics from musicals and popular songs of the forties all the way up to the seventies, I wonder why I have so many complete songs, words and music, running around in my head without having made a concerted effort to commit them to memory. This does not include obscure songs, such as "Will the Dentyne Lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?" or "I've Got Tears in My Ears", etc.
In my musical history, I have noticed that Oscar Hammerstein had a distinct preoccupation with birds, and, more specifically, larks. There is a great abundance of them in his lyrics, and also those of other lyricists.
From Oklahoma, "Surry With the Fringe on Top",,,,,,,,,,,, "and just as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still, a LARK will wake up in the medder". " Oklahoma, where at night my honey lamb and I set alone and spark, and watch a LARK makin' lazy circles in the sky."
From Sound of Music, "Climb Every Mountain"...... "like a LARK who is learning to fly"and the sweet, silver sound of the LARK", from "You'll Never Walk Alone".
From South Pacific, 'talk about a bird learnin' how to fly, makin' all the music he can make"
State Fair, "like a nightingale without a song to sing". It's a Grand Night for Singing", ".......the moon is flying high, and somewhere a bird who is bound to be heard is throwing his heart to the sky...."
As soon as I end these comments I will probably think of a few more mentions of larks and birds in general, but for now I've got to go.
See 'ya soon!
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do you think it could maybe also have to do with the fact that the words are easy to rhyme??? lark especially.
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that's all the writing for today. I think I will get out of my crying mode and enter my robot mode...........just go about my business as usual, with my customary "witticisms and criticisms"!!
ReplyDeleteSafe journey, my Cookie.